# The gap between anonymization claims and re-identification risk | Dead Internet Theory

Dead Internet Theory: Removing names can reduce privacy risk without making a dataset truly anonymous, because combinations of dates, locations, demographics, and other attributes may still link records back to real people.

https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-the-gap-between-anonymization-claims-and-re-identification-risk/

By Switchboard Tech Services · Originally published 2026-05-13

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Created: 2026-10-17T00:11:36.140737+00:00

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Original source: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/dit-the-gap-between-anonymization-claims-and-re-identification-risk/